[4] Laxale was born on 20 November 1983 in the Sydney suburb of Westmead to a father from Mauritius and a mother from Réunion, a French overseas department.

[10] Laxale served as a non-executive director at specialised worker's compensation insurer Statecover Mutual Limited from 2018 till his election to federal politics.

[14][15] At the end of the one-year term on 16 September 2016, Laxale was replaced as Mayor by Liberal Councillor Bill Pickering by a 7–5 vote of the Council.

[20] In addition to his duties as a Councillor in the City of Ryde, Laxale was also the Treasurer in the Local Government NSW (LGNSW) Board, a position he was elected to in October 2019.

[25] As the Mayor of Ryde, Laxale led Council to transition to 100% renewable energy,[26] install electric vehicle chargers, divest in fossil fuel aligned institutions, set a Zero Litter to River target and declare a climate emergency.In 2020 Laxale was a finalist at the Cities Power Partnership awards for the Climate Ambassador (elected representative) category.

Laxale was the Labor Party candidate for the Division of Bennelong, which had once been represented by former Prime Minister John Howard, in the 2022 federal election.

He has pushed for a greater focus on renewable energy and emissions reduction, arguing that continued gas expansion undermines Australia's climate commitments.

His stance aligns with concerns raised by environmental groups and sections of the Labor Party who see the gas strategy as inconsistent with net-zero goals.

[33] In December 2023 Laxale and other Labor MPs urged the Treasurer to take stronger action against the cost of living crisis.